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Flood warnings and river levels in Cambridgeshire

Current warnings are checked live. Monitoring areas, stations and watercourses below are directory records and may be listed even when no warning is in force.

Designated areas
58
Level stations
36
Named watercourses
32
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6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Cambridgeshire

Directory metadata refreshed 6 Aug 2026, 01:13 (UK time). Warning status is requested separately from the EA feed.

Permanent EA coverage

Designated monitoring areas in Cambridgeshire

These are predefined places where the Environment Agency can issue a Flood Warning or Flood Alert. The category describes how EA organises the area; it does not show whether an alert is active now. Similar names can refer to different official stretches of the same river.

Official area nameWatercourse / coastEA area category
River Cam from Stapleford to Waterbeach

EA ref 052WAFLOCAM

River CamDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Nene between Wansford and the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice to the east of Peterborough

EA ref 055WAF131TLN

River NeneDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Kym and River Til from Yelden and Upper Dean to Hail Weston

EA ref 052WAFKYM

River KymDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

North Bank Road alongside the River Nene to the east of Peterborough and the West of the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice

EA ref 055FWFPNBR01

River NeneDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Areas near the River Nene from Elton to Wansford including Elton, Yarwell and Wansford

EA ref 055FWFPMNE08

River NeneDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Nene between Cogenhoe and Wansford

EA ref 055WAF129TMN

River NeneDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Bury Brook from Abbots Ripton to Ramsey

EA ref 052WAFBURY

Bury BrookDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Bourn Brook from Caxton to Comberton

EA ref 052WAFBOURN

Bourn BrookDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Woodlands Close, Dodford Lane, Fairway, Northfield and Oakington Road in Girton

EA ref 052FWFCL01GIRTON

Cottenham LodeDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Cottenham Lode including Oakington Brook, Wash Pit Brook and Beck Brook

EA ref 052WAFCTLD

Cottenham LodeDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Areas near the River Nene in Peterborough including Sutton, Water Newton, Thorpe Meadows and Woodston

EA ref 055FWFPLNE01

River NeneDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Tidal River Nene from Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice to Wisbech, including Guyhirn, Coldham and Begdale

EA ref 055FWTNENE2A

River NeneDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Cambridgeshire

Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.

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Watercourses associated with Cambridgeshire

Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.

  • Alconbury Brook
  • Billing Brook
  • Bin Brook
  • Bourn Brook
  • Brampton Brook
  • Bury Brook
  • Cottenham Lode
  • Delph
  • Ellington Brook
  • Ely Ouse
  • Great Raveley Drain
  • Grendon Brooks
  • Knuston Brook
  • Kym
  • Mortons Leam
  • Oakington Brook
  • Old West
  • Parsons Drove
  • Quy Water
  • Riseley Brook
  • River Cam
  • River Granta
  • River Great Ouse
  • River Kym

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 58 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Cambridgeshire. The count does not determine the risk to a specific address. Use the postcode checker and official long-term flood-risk service, then confirm cover with your insurer or a qualified professional where necessary.

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